Meet Our Staff
Hailey Peterson Susan Morville Abbie Wilson Anna Byfield
Executive Director Client Manager Volunteer Manager Office Manager
Monday – Friday: 9AM – 1PM
Saturday – Sunday: Closed
434-293-4364
General Inquiries
office@cvillemeals.org
Volunteering Inquiries
volunteer@cvillemeals.org
Client Inquiries
susan@cvillemeals.org
Meet Our Board of Directors
Jami Wyatt, Board Chair — Associate General Counsel with AARP since 2005
Dave Norris, Vice Chair — Dave Norris is a former Mayor of Charlottesville and currently serves as Executive Director of the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS (CAAR) Foundation. Dave has held numerous leadership roles in the Charlottesville non-profit community, with a primary focus on issues of affordable housing and homelessness.
Lea Robinson, Secretary — Lea Robinson is a longtime resident of the Charlottesville area and currently lives in Crozet with her family. Being raised in the restaurant business fueled her interest in helping Meals on Wheels combat food insecurity in our community. She is a human resources director with CFA Institute and in her spare time loves to read, entertain friends and family, and get out on the sporting clays course.
Mary Connolly Mowrer, Treasurer — Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis with Sun Tribe since 2022
Kathleen Capshaw — Kathleen Capshaw is an award-winning freelance graphic designer with over 30 years of experience in print and digital design for marketing, communications and editorial. Kathleen also provides graphics and communications support for Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Before joining the MOW board, Kathleen served on the event committee for Harvesting Hope for the American Cancer Society and the Rappahannock United Way marketing committee.
Georgia Lindsey — Associate Broker, GRI, MRP with Nest Real Estate Group since 2016
Anna Krithis — Director of Supply Chain with Sun Tribe since 2022
Rishi Jain — Neurosurgical Sales Representative at Stryker since 2023
What We Do
Meals on Wheels strives to improve the health and support the independence and dignity of our homebound neighbors. We currently have an active volunteer force of over 400 and serve meals to approximately 275 clients in the city of Charlottesville and the county of Albemarle.
Each client’s dietary needs are met by our meals, prepared under the supervision of a registered dietitian. Medically appropriate diets that are available include diabetic, renal, sodium-restricted, heart-healthy, vegetarian, and soft or pureed food.
Meals on Wheels provides a source of daily social contact for people who would otherwise be alone. It also allows for earlier release from hospitals and long-term care facilities and helps keep elderly and disabled persons out of institutions altogether. It can help older married couples to remain together and gives many people the opportunity to live in their own homes for longer periods of time. Because volunteers check on meal recipients every day, people who live alone can feel safe, knowing that someone would notice if anything were to happen to them.
“Thank you for just being who you are; really sweet and good hearted people. The handwritten card touched me. I cried happy tears.”
What We Do Beyond Delivering Meals
Deliver our “Bonus Pantry Packs” which include several days' worth of nonperishable food from our community partner, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Give out birthday cards and gifts for clients on their birthday
Deliver fresh produce to clients once a month through the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Work with the Book Mobile to bring library books to our clients
Celebrate the holidays by giving out Holiday Gift Bags in December
Partner with local restaurants to provide supplementary meals to clients each month
Deliver pet food to clients with cats and dogs
Provide a source of daily contact and interaction to those who might otherwise be alone